A short essay on Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and what he contributed to the Statue of Liberty
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Alexandre was born in Dijon, France on December 15, 1832. He went to École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures then afterwards got involved into building structures. He worked on many famous structures like the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. He created the Statue of Liberty as a gift to the United States as a sign of international friendship. He designed the internal skeletal system for the Statue of Liberty. He also helped with the raising of liberty. He calculated how much pressure would be put on each joint and how to distribute the weight and instructed how to assemble the various pieces of the great lady to maximize the safety of the statue.
Notes: David P. Billington Essay Notes for pg.: 115 ·Statue of liberty carries both intended meanings and a great significance ·Statue is 2 separate buildings that are not integrated in any visual way ·Gustave Eiffel designed a self supporting engineering structure ·Frederic Auguste designed the invertebrate skin ·Statue on the outside is a work of a sculptor and on the inside is a work of a engineer Notes for pg. 128- 129 ·Has an central iron pylon made up of four cross braced ·Has an external copper skin ·Its skin has ribs that responds to wind, heat, or cold ·Due to many mistakes the arm and the torch were out of use for the beginning of the 1900s ·Defects could not easily be noticed, reason was b/c the exterior skin was covering them
A short essay on Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and what he contributed to the Statue of Liberty
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
Alexandre was born in Dijon, France on December 15, 1832. He went to École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures then afterwards got involved into building structures. He worked on many famous structures like the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. He created the Statue of Liberty as a gift to the United States as a sign of international friendship. He designed the internal skeletal system for the Statue of Liberty. He also helped with the raising of liberty. He calculated how much pressure would be put on each joint and how to distribute the weight and instructed how to assemble the various pieces of the great lady to maximize the safety of the statue.
Notes: David P. Billington Essay
Notes for pg.: 115
· Statue of liberty carries both intended meanings and a great significance
· Statue is 2 separate buildings that are not integrated in any visual way
· Gustave Eiffel designed a self supporting engineering structure
· Frederic Auguste designed the invertebrate skin
· Statue on the outside is a work of a sculptor and on the inside is a work of a engineer
Notes for pg. 128- 129
· Has an central iron pylon made up of four cross braced
· Has an external copper skin
· Its skin has ribs that responds to wind, heat, or cold
· Due to many mistakes the arm and the torch were out of use for the beginning of the 1900s
· Defects could not easily be noticed, reason was b/c the exterior skin was covering them
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